i like the idea of putting the hinges n to make easier access for
cleaning out the birds new house.
On Sun, Jan 24, 2010 at 05:03:54PM
-0600, Steve Stewart
wrote:
> no lee, i did not put anything on the lumber. it will last a long time. well,
> i am not sure of the snow.
> STEVE STEWART
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Lee A. Stone
> To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Sunday, January 24, 2010 3:50 PM
> Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] blue bird houses
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> Thanks for sharing Steve. a question ? do you use anything to treat
> this box once built and if so how long before you set it out. . I
> rmemember we built something years ago in scholl shop but I think it
> was during the winter to give time for the new boards to dry out
> from a staining but not sure of that. Lee
>
> On Sun,
> Jan 24, 2010
> at
> 03:17:37PM -0600, Steve Stewart wrote:
> > i use cedar pickets when i build my blue bird houses. the picket is six
> feet long, by six inches wide by one inch. the back is 12 inches tall, the
> side is 9 1/2with a 15ºslant on the top. the front is 7 1/4 tall. the top and
> the bottom is 8 inches.
> > i use a electric miter saw to cut my boards. i take the bottom board that
> is 8 inches long and the back board and nail them together. then i take the
> two 9 1/2 board that I made for the sides and put them together. i nail the
> back to the side by nailing the back into the edge of side to the back. i
> then nail the bottom to the bottom of the side boards. after i do this, i
> take a paddle bit that is 1 1/2 and on the front board, i drill a hole that
> is close to the top. it is about two inches from the top of the front board.
> before i nail the front on, i cut the top edge on a 15º angle. then i nail
> this on the front of the house. then i take the top board and put it onto of
> the house. i use a hinge on the board so i can clean out the house after the
> little birds has left.
> >
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> The duck hunter trained his retriever to walk on water. Eager to show off
> this amazing accomplishment, he asked a friend to go along on his next
> hunting trip. Saying nothing, he fired his first shot and, as the duck fell,
> the dog walked on the surface of the water, retrieved the duck and returned
> it to his master.
> "Notice anything?" the owner asked eagerly.
> "Yes," said his friend, "I see that fool dog of yours can't swim."
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The duck hunter trained his retriever to walk on water. Eager to show off
this amazing accomplishment, he asked a friend to go along on his next
hunting trip. Saying nothing, he fired his first shot and, as the duck fell,
the dog walked on the surface of the water, retrieved the duck and returned
it to his master.
"Notice anything?" the owner asked eagerly.
"Yes," said his friend, "I see that fool dog of yours can't swim."
.
